Re: Equipment for an R&B, Rock n' Roll, Jump Blues sound

Re: Equipment for an R&B, Rock n' Roll, Jump Blues sound

The way to learn how to play loud is to play loud. Take lots of mouthpiece and blow really hard. Do you know how to growl? Maybe a better mouthpiece might help, a Berg or a Link (I'd say a New York over an STM). Maybe a Dukoff is what you're looking for, though. Try a couple out.

Re: Equipment for an R&B, Rock n' Roll, Jump Blues sound

Bundy II with Hite rubber?! Good lord! Get a mouthpiece with a spoiler or a Dukoff or some such nasty metal piece, get a plastic read, learn to growl and flutter tongue and then blow your ass off. Also, transcribe some of your favorite solos and really work on emulating the style as well as the notes. Good luck!

Re: Equipment for an R&B, Rock n' Roll, Jump Blues sound

Yes, you need to growl (hum and blow simultaneously); for me it works best to hum a lower note than one you're playing. I've tried every mouthpiece/reed combo known to man; but found success with this: a Metal Killer custom mouthpiece from Jarycustom.com and Fibracell reeds. Very powerful and nasty sound; not "raunchy" like a Runyon, but loud and nasty.